Vitol Sails Stranded Aluminum Cargo Out Of Strait Of Hormuz

By Mark Burton

Jun 26, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Vitol Group has shipped a stranded cargo of aluminum out of the Strait of Hormuz, in an early sign of supply relief for buyers rocked by shortages since the start of the Iran war.

The trading house successfully sailed the Lowlands Corso bulk carrier through the south of the strait late afternoon local time on Friday, according to shipping data and a person familiar with the matter. It is laden with about 35,000 tons of aluminum produced by Emirates Global Aluminium PJSC.

The vessel loaded its cargo in Abu Dhabi in late February, ship-tracking